Phosphate Fertilizers From the Kingdom of Morocco and the Russian Federation: Countervailing Duty Orders

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-714-001; C-821-825] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on the affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing its countervailing duty orders on phosphate fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco (Morocco) and the Russian Federation (Russia). DATES: Applicable April 7, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janae Martin (Morocco) or George Ayache (Russia), AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0238 or (202) 482-2623, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 16, 2021, Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the countervailing duty investigations of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia. [ 1 ] On March 31, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce of its affirmative final determinations, pursuant to sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia. [ 2 ] Scope of the Orders The products covered by these orders are phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia. For a full description of …